阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36---55各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Peter and Paul had a permission from their parents to camp in a field close to their farm. But, being adventurous boys, they know it would be more 36 to camp in the woods that lay beyond the river. Excitedly, the boys 37 with their tent and food.
Carrying their heavy 38 , the two brothers walked along the riverbank, hardly noticing the distance or the sun beating down. . They were eager to reach their 39 before lunchtime. As they entered the cool, shadowy woods, they began to search for a suitable camping spot. Peter wanted to 40 close to the river at the edge of the woods, 41 Paul, who was older, insisted that they camp further away. 42 Peter followed his brother deeper into the 43 . “This really is a wonderful setting!” said Paul in excitement. They 44 the tent , and settled down to eat the sandwiches they had made, then decided to find their way 45 to the river to catch some fish.
“Are you sure that this is the right 46 ?” whispered Peter shakily. “I’m sure we passed that hollow tree just a while ago. ” Paul walked 47 silently. “Look, there it is again. We’re lost, aren’t we?” complained Peter. Paul had to admit that he didn’t know where they were. 48 , they were a long distance from where they were 49 to be. They were not even 50 of where they had set up their camp. They set in 51 for a few minutes until Peter had a bright idea. “Why don’t we look for clues（线索） the way trackers 52 in the movies? We weren’t careful about how we walked, so I’m sure we would have left 53 some broken tree branches and leaves. ”
Carefully, the boys 54 the marks that they had left, until finally they found their campsite. Hurriedly, they packed their belongings and set off 55 the direction of the river.
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完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
I live in a big city. It is noisy and dirty and I always feel very______. At the weekends, I like to leave the city and get some ______air and have a good rest. A few weeks ago, I decided_____ to see my_______ .I was really looking forward to ________ them as soon as possible.
My parents live a long way away. I went to see them with James, a friend of________. And we drove there_______ Friday night. In the middle of the road it began to rain.
The roads became very wet and it was difficult to________. We _____ home just after midnight, feeling very tired. The next morning it was still______. James took his car to a garage(汽车修理厂) ________ was very good.
In the afternoon the_______ got better. We wanted to go for a drive. My parents______ us their car.But their car was not very good. It didn’t______on the way.How _______ we were! We had to call up the garage. “Oh”, they said, “your car won’t ______ until tomorrow.” So it wasn’t ______for us to go for drive. We had to stay at my parents’ home all day. On Sunday my mother ______ a heavy box on her foot and we had to hire(雇佣) a taxi _____ her to hospital. When James and I drove back home on Sunday afternoon, we got stuck in a car accident. Oh, my God! Next time if I want a rest, I will stay in the_____.
A．exhausted B．energetic C．amazed D．happy
A．cold B．dry C．fresh D．cool
A．to go B．going C．gone D．to be going
A．comrades B．friends C．neighbors D．parents
A．to meet B．met C．meeting D．being met
A．mine B．I C．my D．me
A．in B．at C．to D．on
A．ride B．drive C．walk D．run
A．arrived at B．arrived C．got to D．arrived in
A．blowing B．snowing C．raining D．shining
A．that B．where C．whose D．who
A．sky B．earth C．water D．weather
A．lent B．borrowed C．sold D．bought
A．move B．run C．work D．start
A．lucky B．amused C．unlucky D．pleased
A．be repaired B．repaired C．been repairing D．repair
A．easy B．possible C．necessary D．right
A．put B．threw C．dropped D．fell
A．to bring B．to take C．bring D．take
A．country B．city C．mountain D．village
Nick was not the kind of boy I had expected to spend my summer with. I was hoping to have a relaxation the summer before my busy senior year, ____ my mother asked me to do her a ____. One of her colleagues needed a full- time ____. “You planned to volunteer at the local hospital; why not volunteer to ____ Nick instead？” Then she told me that this six-year-old boy was not a ____ child.
Nick was a lovely little boy who suffered from many disorders（混乱；失调）. Normal day-care centers would not ____ him. As a baby, he had serious ear infections（感染） which left him with equilibrium(平衡) problems. He couldn't ____ or run properly. I was hesitating ____ I was to take the job when my mother ____, “Don't you want to be a nurse in the future? I doubt if you even have the ____.”
Then I told her I was ____ for the job.
The day started at 7：00 a．m. Nick was my wake-up call! With so much energy and very little ____ , he was quite a mix.
At the park, when he saw all the other children play on the jungle gym and swings, the boy's face ____ up—How he wished he belonged to the group of his age! You would think it would be____ to get a child to go down a slide（滑道；滑坡）. Believe me, it wasn't! It took time, a lot of time. But with patience and support, Nick took one step up the slide each day. We worked together to face his ____ and gradually he got closer to taking the slide of his life.
Halfway through the summer, he ____ it to the top of the slide. With my arms ___ him tightly, we flew down the slide! I waited for his reaction. After ____ that he was safe and sound, he gave me a big hug and asked, “May I go down again, alone？”
I had never been happier in my life when I saw this little child climb the ladder and ____ what other children take for granted.
This ____ child taught me that being a nurse means respect, kindness and patience.
A．and B．however C．so D．but
A．service B．business C．favor（支持） D．trade
A．nurse B．waitress C．guard D．guide
A．protect B．attend C．defend D．comfort
A．naughty B．clever C．normal D．happy
A．admit B．receive C．accept D．adopt（采纳）
A．speak B．play C．stand D．walk
A．if B．what C．why D．where
A．suggested B．argued C．challenged D．commented
A．courage B．energy C．faith D．time
A．eager B．sorry C．grateful D．ready
A．awareness B．knowledge C．balance D．control
A．delighted B．cheered C．lit D．shut
A．difficult B．interesting C．simple D．terrible
A．fears B．worries C．chances D．situation
A．climbed B．got C．managed D．made
A．taking B．holding C．bringing D．greeting
A．realizing B．researching C．worrying D．wondering
A．play B．ignore C．enjoy D．share
A．ordinary B．smart C．brave D．special
The sun was shining when I got on No.151 Bus. We passengers sat jammed together in heavy clothes. No one spoke. That’s one of the rules. we see the same faces every day, we prefer to behind our newspapers. People who sit so close together are using those thin sheets of newsprint to keep their .
As the bus came near the Mile, a suddenly rang out “ !This is your driver speaking.” We looked at the back of the driver’s head. “Put your papers down. All of you.” The came down. “Now, turn and face the person next to you. Go .”
Surprisingly we all did it. Still no one smiled. I faced an older woman, her head wrapped in a red scarf(围巾).I saw her every day. Our eyes met We waited for the next from the driver. “Now repeat after me. Good morning neighbor!”
Our voice were .For many of us, these were the words we had spoken that day. But we said them together, like ,to the strangers beside us. We couldn’t help .There was the feeling of relief(解脱), that we were not being held up（抢劫）. But more, there was the sense of ice being . “Good morning ,neighbor.” It was not so after all. Some of us repeated it, others shook hands ,many laughed. The bus driver said nothing more. He didn’t to. Not a single newspaper went back up. I heard laughter, a warm sound I had never heard before in .
When I reached my stop, I said to my seatmate, and then jumped off the bus. That day was off better than most.
A．unwritten B． strict C． bus D．city
A．As B． Because C． When D．Although
A．read B． sit C． talk D．hide
A．ways B． methods C． respect D．distance
A．message B． warning C． suggestion D．voice
A．Attention B． Minding C． Help D．Listen
A．papers B． passengers C． driver D．tears
A．on B． round C． ahead D．down
A．still B． nearly C． even D．hardly
A．turn B． talk C． order D．remark
A．loud B． neat C． slow D．weak
A．first B． last C． best D．only
A．passengers B． citizens C． patients D．schoolchildren
A．shouting B． crying C． smiling D．wondering
A．formed B． heated C． broken D．frozen
A．sad B． hard C． ordinary D．shy
A．need B． want C． like D．begin
A．my life B． Bus No.151 C． public D．other words
A．good morning B． good-bye C． hello D．thanks
A．starting B． seeing C． taking D．turning
Once there was a group of men — a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks, doing a timber (木料) job in a jungle.
This young man was very . He always continued to work through his break time and that those old folks were wasting time, having to several times a day to drink and chat. As time went by, this young man noticed that he worked through break time and hardly took a , those old folks were chopping the same of trees as he did and sometimes did more. It was as if they worked through the break time as he did. So he to work harder the next day. Unfortunately the were even worse.
One day, one of the old folks him for a drink during their break time. That young man and said that he had no time! Then the old man smiled and said, “It is just a waste of effort to chopping trees without re-sharpening your axe（斧子）.Sooner or later you will or be so tired as you have spent too much .”
Suddenly the young man that actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat, they were re-sharpening their axes at the same time! And , yet spending less time!
What we is efficiency by making use of our skill and ability . Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying ... I have no !
A．weak B．clever C．hard-working D．predicted
A．admired B．complained C．reminded D．predicted
A．plan B．appear C．work D．break
A．even though B．only if C．because D．unless
A．photo B．rest C．step D．bath
A．weight B．height C．amount D．price
A．failed B．pretended C．agreed D．decided
A．marks B．results C．effects D．conditions
A．invited B．blamed C．thanked D．forgave
A．begged B．argued C．nodded D．refused
A．wrong B．valuable C．extra D．exact
A．mind B．avoid C．practice D．keep
A．speed up B．give up C．watch out D．turn out
A．energy B．money C．life D．skill
A．warned B．expected C．realized D．announced
A．also B．hardly C．seldom D．never
A．talk B．chop C．walk D．climb
A．abandon B．introduce C．need D．teach
A．quickly B．curiously C．seriously D．intelligently
A．time B．tool C．job D．patience
完形填空（共20小题, 每小题1分, 满分20分）
Bethany Hamilton, born on February 8, 1990, learned to surf at 7 and began her career as a surfer when she entered her first competition at age 11. ____ age 13, she was an excellent surfer and well-respected in the ____ world. Her lifelong ____ of becoming a professional surfer was ____ on October 31, 2003, as she was ____ by a 14-foot tiger shark while surfing off Kauai’s North Shore. She lost her left arm ____ that did not destroy her ____. And it just made her stronger.
“I know I have ____ important to say. Something that people need to hear—but sometimes they get ____ caught up in the story part, that they miss the meaning,” says Bethany Hamilton.
Bethany has chosen to use her ____ to become an inspiration and help others to overcome adversity（厄运）, no matter how ____. She says, “People I don’t even know ____ me. I guess they ____ me as a symbol of courage and inspiration. One thing hasn’t changed—and that’s how I feel when I’m ____ a wave. It’s like, here I am. I’m ____ here. It’s still me and my board—in God's ocean!”
Bethany was presented with a special courage ____at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards and Best Comeback Awards in 2004 ESPY（卓越体育表现奖）. Bethany ____ to compete in the most challenging waves in the world and amaze everyone by achieving the ____. She dominated（支配） the 2005 National Scholastic Surfing Association Nationals Championships, taking first ____ in the Explorer Women’s division.
Her story continues to be told, with Bethany continuingly ____ to be the best at whatever God calls her to do.
A．For B．Till C．By D．To
A．sports B．sailing C．swimming D．surfing
A．dream B．task C．hope D．interest
A．damaged B．ruined C．interrupted D．destroyed
A．killed B．attacked C．shocked D．bitten
A．for B．and C．but D．so
A．life B．courage C．ambition D．profession
A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything
A．very B．too C．so D．quite
A．experience B．accident C．suffering D．misfortune
A．large B．much C．great D．serious
A．come up with B．live up to C．put up with D．come up to
A．look B．think C．refer D．see
A．surfing B．riding C．speeding D．sliding
A．even B．still C．also D．already
A．present B．reward C．prize D．award
A．continues B．begins C．hopes D．tries
A．unusual B．unfortunate C．unimaginable D．unique
A．lead B．place C．step D．action
A．struggling B．determining C．supposing D．winning